@ercwl FWIW several Iranian Bitcoiners don't believe the government and don't think mining is causing the problems, they think it's a regime excuse: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Extraordinary if true, data is both a massive benefit and a massive burden on us all: “Massive blackouts have hit Iran. The government is blaming bitcoin mining. - The Washington Post” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
“Iran's state-owned electricity firm Tanavir announced...that it had shut down a large Chinese-Iranian-run cybercurrency center in the southeastern province of Kerman because of its heavy energy consumption.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Massive blackouts have hit Iran: The government is blaming bitcoin mining Officials have singled out illegal #cryptocurrency miners as a strain on electricity grids #Iran #bitcoinnews #Bitcoin #Blackout https://gn24.ae/...
There is absolutely no doubt that in a country like Iran the only reason for a power blackout is crypto mining. I cannot think of anything else causing that. https://twitter.com/...